A Rouen faïence figural jug, dated 1782, modelled as a corpulent figure in a tall hat, seated on an

A Rouen faïence figural jug, dated 1782, modelled as a corpulent figure in a tall hat, seated on an upright barrel, holding a wineskin in his left hand and a cup in his right, inscribed to the back of the barrel 'J en B te Dumont', signed and dated to the base, an old rivet repair and replacement metal handle, 39cm.

Purchased from Roslyn Rosier, New York, 25th April 1957.